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National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 [S.2661]
[Telecommunications ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to designate 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. A state may impose and collect a fee for providing 9-8-8 related services. However, this fee must be held in a designated account to be spent only in support of 9-8-8 services, and the FCC must submit an annual report on state administration of these fees. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Veterans Affairs must jointly report on how to make
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Pipeline Safety Act of 2019 [HB-4700]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Reauthorizes appropriations through FY2021 and provides direct hire authority for pipeline safety activities.
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AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019 [HB-4614]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the PROTECT Act to expand the national AMBER Alert system to territories of the United States, and for other purposes.
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ALYSSA Act Alyssa’s Legacy Youth in Schools Safety Alert Act [HB-4606]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Crime ]
Addresses school security by, among other requirements, mandating that each elementary school and secondary school have a silent alarm to alert local law enforcement authorities and emergency responders about a safety issue at the school. It conditions receipt of funds by a local educational agency upon each elementary and secondary school served by such agency being equipped with at least one panic alarm for use in a school emergency. The bill reauthorizes the school resource officers program for FY2021-FY2030.
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Campaign to Prevent Suicide Act [HB-4585]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to develop, implement, and evaluate a national media campaign focused on suicide prevention. In addition, the national suicide prevention hotline must be a three-digit, toll-free number.
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Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2020 [HB-4564]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Expands the requirements for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Program. Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must (1) develop a plan to ensure the provision of high quality service, (2) strengthen data-sharing agreements to facilitate the transmission of epidemiological data from the program to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and (3) implement a pilot program focused on using other communications platforms (e.g., social media and texting) for suicide prevention. The bill also directs
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Gun Suicide Prevention Act [HB-4271]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibits manufacturers and retailers from selling firearms unless the firearm includes a warning label with the toll-free telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
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Recognizing August 6, National Night Out, the national coming together of Americans all over the Nation to unite and promote public safety. [HR-535]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
This resolution encourages law enforcement departments to use the National Night Out as an opportunity to improve relationships with the communities they serve.
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National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 [HB-4194]
[Telecommunications ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to designate 9–8–8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental-health crisis hotline.
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School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019 [HB-3665]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to public elementary and secondary schools to (1) conduct independent facility security risk assessments, and (2) make hard security improvements (e.g., video monitoring and alert notification equipment) that are identified as necessary by the risk assessment.
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School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019 [HB-3665]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to public elementary and secondary schools to (1) conduct independent facility security risk assessments, and (2) make hard security improvements (e.g., video monitoring and alert notification equipment) that are identified as necessary by the risk assessment.
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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [HB-3760]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Provides rights and protections for domestic workers, including pay and leave rights, and health and safety protections. The bill, among other things repeals the exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for domestic live-in employees from certain minimum wage and maximum hour requirements; requires written notices of termination and allow other communications for live-in domestic employees; requires written agreements for domestic workers covering wages, sick leave, benefits, and other matters; allows domestic workers to request and
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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act [S.2112]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Provides rights and protections for domestic workers, including pay and leave rights, and health and safety protections. The bill, among other things repeals the exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for domestic live-in employees from certain minimum wage and maximum hour requirements; requires written notices of termination and allow other communications for live-in domestic employees; requires written agreements for domestic workers covering wages, sick leave, benefits, and other matters; allows domestic workers to request and
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Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 [S.2174]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
To the extent provided in advance in appropriations Act, the Attorney General is authorized to use funds appropriated for the operationalization, maintenance, and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) for the purpose of carrying out this Act.
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PIPES Act of 2020 Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 [S.2299]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
TITLE I--IMPROVING PIPELINE SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE This title addresses pipeline safety and infrastructure with respect to natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. It authorizes appropriations through FY2023 for specified pipelines safety programs under the Pipelines Safety Improvement Act of 2002 and related enactments. Among other provisions, the title requires fees for compliance reviews of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities; authorizes the establishment of limited safety-enhancing testing programs to evaluate innovative technologies and
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CO ALERTS Act of 2019 Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident To Safety Act of 2019 [S.2160]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in each unit of specified federally assisted housing, in accordance with certain standards. Specifically, the requirement applies to (1) supportive housing for the elderly and for persons with disabilities, (2) public housing, (3) rental housing for which the owner receives low-income voucher assistance, and (4) certain rural housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must provide guidance to public housing agencies on how to educate tenants on health hazards in the home.
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WIRED Act Wireless Infrastructure Resiliency during Emergencies and Disasters Act [HB-3836]
[Telecommunications ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes states to require wireless companies to deploy infrastructure that can withstand natural disasters.
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SPEED Act Suicide Prevention by Eliminating Excessive Digits Act of 2019 [S.2003]
[Telecommunications ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to designate a three-digit dialing code that veterans may use to reach a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system.
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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019 [HB-3409]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Aerospace ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Reauthorizes the U.S. Coast Guard and the Federal Maritime Commission for FY2020-FY2021, and authorizes a specified level of end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and military training student loads to the Coast Guard for such fiscal years. Among other things, the bill addresses (1) retirement grades for Coast Guard personnel, (2) promotion authority for Coast Guard personnel, (3) Coast Guard pay during a lapse in appropriations, (4) the use of unmanned maritime and aircraft systems in the Coast Guard, and (5) diversity at the Coast Guard
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To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on how to improve training and support for local emergency response providers in areas with high concentrations of covered chemical facilities in how to respond to a terrorist attack on a chemical facility. [HB-3310]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to study how to improve training and support for local emergency response providers in how to respond to a terrorist attack on a chemical facility. The training shall focus on areas with high concentrations of chemical facilities.